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    Science Chpt 11 and 12 Study Guide Name _________________ Chpt 11 1. Democritus named the atom. The word atom means __________________________ 2. Define atom and determine if you can or cannot divide it into simpler substances. – 3. List the 3 subatomic particles of the atom are and their charges a. b. c. Be able to identify those particles on a diagram!!! 4. Be able to label a diagram of a atom using information from the Periodic Table 6 _________________________ ______________________

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    In the fifth century B.C‚ during the time of Athens’s Golden Age‚ Greek culture flourished. Throughout the Golden Age‚ the Ancient Greeks developed key concepts that lead to their cultural and intellectual advancement. These concepts that stemmed from the development of the Greeks city states have not changed from time; in fact‚ they are still linked to today’s Western Tradition. The major principles of Ancient Greek and Athenian culture that show that we are a Hellenistic people include advancements

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    Philosophy and Heraclitus

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    important ideas are "flux" and "Unity of opposites". Heraclitus is called a monist (because he believes fire is the underlying principle) and an elitist (he believes most people are stupid). Heraclitus is said to have influenced Parmenides‚ Empedocles‚ Democritus‚ Plato‚ and the Stoics. Heraclitus said: "You cannot step into the same river twice‚ for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you." This statement is the essence of the concept of "flux" as it means that the river is always different every time

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    There was a huge evolution as to understanding what an atom was and there were many scientists who helped to make this happen. The first scientist was Democritus‚ he lived from 460 BC to 370 BC. His main theories were that everything is made up of atoms‚ atoms cannot be divided‚ and atoms are small and solid particles. He named the atom “atomos” it was greek word and it means “not able to be divided.” The next scientist who worked with atoms was John Dalton‚ he lived from 1766 to 1844. His main theories

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    John Dalton is the number one because he paved the ay for further research. He used all the knowledge he had and created the basic fundamentals of the atom. Even though Democritus was the first to question the atom‚ Dalton was the first to experiment and take matters into his own hands. I believe the second most influential would be Neils Bohr because he used quantum physics to explain Rutherford’s model. So in that sense

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    throughout history‚ philosophers contradicting one another in a constant battle to achieve greatness‚ and proceeding in a constant never ending cycle of philosopher contradicting philosopher. Because of this non-stop constant change in philosophy‚ Democritus‚ one of the earliest philosophers‚ would have a completely different opinion on the question of who we are? Than that of the Greek philosopher Plato‚ or of a philosopher like Descartes. Although the question itself might not really seem all that

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    years‚ whereas Leibniz published first (Nova methodus‚ 1684) and the whole subject was subsequently marred by a priority dispute between the two inventors of calculus. Greek mathematicians are credited with a significant use of infinitesimals. Democritus is the first person recorded to consider seriously the division of objects into an infinite number of cross-sections‚ but his inability to rationalize discrete cross-sections with a cone’s smooth slope prevented him from accepting the idea. At approximately

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    CHAPTER 4 The Structure of the Atom Resource Manager Section 86A Objectives Activities/Features Section 4.1 1. Compare and contrast the atomic Discovery Lab: Observing Electrical Early Theories of Matter 1 session 1/2 block models of Democritus and Dalton. 2. Define an atom. Charge‚ p. 87 Section 4.2 3. Distinguish between the subatomic Problem-Solving Lab: Interpreting STM Subatomic Particles and the Nuclear Atom 1 session 1/2 block particles in terms of relative charge and mass

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    model) Rutherford Deflection of alpha particles passing through gold foil Positive‚ dense nucleus © Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Ancient Greek Models of Atoms (page 100) atoms 1. Democritus named the smallest particles of matter because they could not be divided. 2. List the four elements that Aristotle included in his model of matter. Earth Air a. b. Fire Water c. d. Dalton’s Atomic Theory (page 101) 3. Is the following

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